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Sharp AQUOS sense9
Sharp's AQUOS sense9 is a compact 166g mid-ranger with a 6.1-inch Pro IGZO OLED (2,000-nit peak), a Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 chipset, a 5,000mAh battery and a 50.3MP OIS main camera plus a 50.3MP ultrawide. It went on sale in Japan on November 7, 2024, with IPX5/IPX8 and IP6X protection; the specs listed are for the Japanese model.
Pros
- 6.1-inch Pro IGZO OLED with 1,500-nit full-screen and 2,000-nit peak brightness, 1-120Hz variable refresh and 240Hz-equivalent motion via black-frame insertion
- 5,000mAh battery in a 166g aluminum body; Sharp cites about two days of use on its own 10-hour daily usage model
- 50.3MP main camera with a 1/1.55-inch sensor and OIS, plus a 50.3MP ultrawide that focuses as close as about 2.5cm
- IPX5/IPX8 water and IP6X dust resistance, MIL-STD-810 tested, with up to 3 OS updates and 5 years of security updates
- Stereo speakers, microSD support up to 1TB, eSIM and Osaifu-Keitai/NFC
Cons
- No 3.5mm headphone jack
- Wi-Fi 5 and Bluetooth 5.1 only, with UFS 2.2 storage and LPDDR4X memory topping out at 8GB
- No telephoto camera; the rear system is limited to main and ultrawide lenses
- Modest performance: 961 single-core and 2,713 multi-core in Geekbench 6 in review testing
Below average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the Sharp AQUOS sense9
Display
- Screen size
- 6.1 ″
- Panel type
- Pro IGZO OLED
- Resolution
- 1080x2340
- Pixel density
- 422 ppi
- Refresh rate
- 120 Hz
- Peak brightness
- 2,000 nits
Performance
- Chipset
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 961Bottom 27%
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 2,713Bottom 29%
- RAM (max)
- 8 GB
- Storage options
- 128/256GB
- Storage type
- UFS 2.2
Camera
- Main camera
- 50 MP
- Main aperture
- f/1.9
- Ultra-wide
- 50 MP
- Front camera
- 32 MP
- OIS
- Yes
Battery
- Capacity
- 5,000 mAh
- Wired charging
- 36 W
Design
- Weight
- 166 g
- Thickness
- 8.9 mm
- IP rating
- IPX5/IPX8/IP6X
- Frame material
- Aluminum
Connectivity
- 5G
- Yes
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 5
- Bluetooth
- 5.1
- NFC
- Yes
- USB
- USB-C 3.2
- eSIM
- Yes
Software
- OS at launch
- Android 14
- OS update pledge
- 3 years
Audio
- Stereo speakers
- Yes
- 3.5mm jack
- No
Quick answers
Is the Sharp AQUOS sense9 good in 2026?
The Sharp AQUOS sense9 earns an Inno Score of 45.5/100 (“Below average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. Sharp's AQUOS sense9 is a compact 166g mid-ranger with a 6.1-inch Pro IGZO OLED (2,000-nit peak), a Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 chipset, a 5,000mAh battery and a 50.3MP OIS main camera plus a 50.3MP ultrawide. It went on sale in Japan on November 7, 2024, with IPX5/IPX8 and IP6X protection; the specs listed are for the Japanese model.
What are the key specs of the Sharp AQUOS sense9?
Chipset: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 · Screen size: 6.1 ″ · Capacity: 5,000 mAh · Main camera: 50 MP
What are the closest alternatives to the Sharp AQUOS sense9?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Infinix NOTE 40, realme P1 Pro 5G, TECNO POVA 7 5G — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
